[KT75]

Shame on me! I fell off the horse... That's why I haven't posted in ages. I gave up my diet and everything. Total relapse!! But now I'm determined to get back ON the horse and start over. I was tempted to wait until after christmas, but I'm doing it now. If not now, then when? There will always be some reason to put it off. And this time, I will make it!!!

Is there any group you would suggest me to join? I'm 33, married with no children (yet), and I'm basically a bad, bad chocoholic. If there is one thing I need to change about my eating habit, it's giving in to chocolate cravings. Right now, I eat tons of chocolate. Seriously - I eat so much chocolate that it would knock you right off your chair if I told you how much exactly. I need to stop that. But how? I seriously think I'm addicted.

As of today, I weigh 87 kg. The most I have ever weighed is 89 kg. OK, so I'm tall. But that's too much! I used to weigh around 67-69 kg all my life until several things happened that drove me into chocolate addiction and wild eating habits. Now for about seven years, I have this weight on me that I feel (and look) terrible with. So this means I need to lose something close to 20 kg.

Anyway, thanks for stopping by and reading. I'm looking forward to meet new people here.
Hugs, Kati

[Lovely]

Hi there KT75

Back!

No worries about the horse. It waits there beside you until you decide to jump back on. Congratulations on wanting to start NOW. You're right, there is no tomorrow and we're past yesterday. All we have is this very moment right now.

Depending on your plan there's the Diet Central area. There's a 30-something's section that may interest you. Just keep looking around & post wherever you're comfortable.

When it comes to the chocolate... it really is going to depend on what you know will work for you, but I have a few suggestions. One) Quit chocolate completely. Can you see yourself doing this? One day without any chocolate? Try it, you may surprise yourself. Two) Limit the chocolate in your house & plan it into your day. When are you most likely to eat chocolate? After dinner? During snack time? Plan a piece of chocolate as dessert. Three) A combination. Save chocolate for special days in your life. It's not a "never" food. But you merely wait for a birthday, or a holiday in order to have some controlled chocolate.

Either way, keep posting no matter what. There's no reason to completely give up even if you're frustrated or feel as though you keep slipping up. Hold on & keep going forward!

Best of success!

[KT75]

Thanks, Faerie! Wow, I was only uploading a new avatar, and already I got an answer!

I think I'm going for a mixture of option 1 and option 3. I will (or I'm trying to) only eat chocolate on "special days", but not pure chocolate that I buy myself but only if it comes my way in the shape of a cake someone has baked or something like that. I hope that makes sense...

I have tried organising my day and adding chocolate to my daily "allowance", but that just doesn't work foe me. I think I really need to go "col turkey" and learn to live my everyday life without that drug. because for me, it is a drug, no kidding.

Thanks again, Faerie, and I'm looking forward to "reading" you.

[Hellsangel]

Hi Kati, nice to meet you! And welcome! I saw your response to my post, so we are in the same boat as far as doing this all again. I agree with what the previous posted said as well, you just have to find some way to make chocolate work for you. I'm one that believes everything in moderation. When losing weight I always allowed myself a cheat day, and doing this I lost 33 lbs in about 3 months in the past. Now the thing is that also depends on your own body, age etc. My mom lost alot of weight when she was in her 40's and has kept it off for years. She lost about 80lbs I think. She STILL struggles to maintain, and just recently dropped 20lbs she had regained. She can't have a cheat day every week it doesn't work. When she needs to get back on she needs to be really good for a few weeks or a month, and then maybe have a cheat day or indulge a little. Here's a weird idea that you might like. She LOVES to freeze the chocolate slim fast shakes (she even adds a little coconut on top lol) and eat it for a dinner or something. She swears it tastes more like a chocolate dessert for her. How about just allowing yourself a small piece a day? Or at the end of a great healthy week, a piece then? If your a chocoholic I would say not to completely deprive yourself or you will go nuts. If cold turkey works for you then hey nothing wrong with that Good luck!!

[KT75]

I hope it will work for me... Because I have tried eating it in moderation several times, but it didn't work. My doctor said to get the theobromine out of my system because whatever isn't in your system cannot influence you as much. I so hope it is true!

Are you going to join any group? On here, I mean?